Evaluation of the 10 KW grid-tied photovoltaic (PV) system installed by Equator Energy Corporation at a residential unit with net metering in Makati City, Metro Manila, Philippines using system advisory model (SAM)

Date

6-2015

Degree

Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering

College

College of Engineering and Agro-Industrial Technology (CEAT)

Adviser/Committee Chair

Elvin D. Dulce

Abstract

Phtovoltaic system is one way of harnessing energy from the sun's irradiance. With the approval of net metering system, the installed capacity had significantly increased in year 2013 thus, the need to evaluate the system's energy production, overall performance, and impact to the residential unit. A 10kWgrid-tied PV system installed by EEC at a residential unit with net metering will be evaluated using SAM. The performance of the PV system is affected by environmental factors such as: soiling in the surface of the panels which results to 1057kW of energy loss irradiance which is highest during the month of March producing the highest energy equal to 1213.86kWh and temperature which affects the system's efficiency led to January having the least average ambient temperature producing the highest system performance equal to 79.44%. The average monthly energy production of the PV system is 957kWh of which is directly consumed and 541kWh is exported to the grid. An average of Php 4,764.27 monthly can be saved from the electric bill for using the PV system plus the benefits from the net metering system equal to an average of Php 2,923.08 monthly.

Language

English

Location

UPLB Main Library Special Collections Section (USCS)

Call Number

LG 993 2015 E64 /G37

Document Type

Thesis

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